Gulfport, Miss – A local man has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as an unlawful user of controlled substances and making a false statement on an ATF form, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Dana Nichols with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Carl Levon Haynes, 26, of Pascagoula, Mississippi, entered a guilty plea today before U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden to possession of a firearm by an unlawful user of controlled substances, and to making a false statement on an ATF form to purchase a firearm.
Haynes will be sentenced by Judge Ozerden on March 18, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison on the possession charge and 5 years in prison for the false statement. He further faces a fine of $250,000 along with 3 years of supervised release.
In May 2018, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and ATF were conducting undercover purchases of drugs and guns. On May 23, Haynes sold a shotgun that had been stolen from a Pascagoula police car. Haynes admitted to regular use of marijuana and the purchase of a handgun in 2017 at which time he answered “No” to a question about whether he used marijuana or other illegal substances.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigated the case. It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Annette Williams.
Haynes, a resident of Pascagoula, Mississippi, was charged with one count of possession of a firearm by an unlawful user of controlled substances and one count of making a false statement on an ATF form to purchase a firearm.
Defendant’s Information:
Defendant: Carl Levon Haynes
Criminal Charges: Possession of a firearm by an unlawful user of controlled substances, and making a false statement on an ATF form to purchase a firearm
City and State: Gulfport, Mississippi
Date: March 18, 2019
Sentence: Maximum 10 years in prison, 5 years in prison, and a fine of $250,000 along with 3 years of supervised release
Key Facts
- State: Mississippi
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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